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Happy Wall Wednesday everyone!!!!
Found a big smiley!!
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Uptown Funk! by Mark Ronson.
Ticino
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ABOUT THE PHOTO:
The photo above was taken this past May and shows parts of my garden and the surrounding hills just as the sun was setting after a heavy thunderstorm, which is when the light and the colors are at their most intense, most magical; it was one of those rare moments that usually only last for a few minutes (sometimes not even that), and you have to be quick to capture them.
The reason I like the photo quite a bit is that it shows a side of my country that is far less known to the people abroad than our snowy mountains and green meadows with friendly cows or the glitz of St. Moritz, Zermatt and Zurich: it shows you "my" tropical Switzerland π.
And the thing is, the spot in Ticino where I'm fortunate enough to own a vacation home - a tiny, 400-year old stone building only 70 meters from the Italian border - doesn't just look like it lies in the tropics: it actually sort of does, at least during the summer months.
With temperatures frequently in the mid 30s (Celsius) and a level of humidity that is high enough to make you break out in a sweat the second you leave the house, the micro-climate is not that dissimilar from what you might find in a rain forest.
The air can grow so heavy that people unaccustomed to it might feel like they have a hard time breathing (when friends of mine who originally are from Brazil visited me for a couple of days during a particularly hot period, even they struggled and told me they felt as if they were inhaling steam).
On the plus-side, this tropical micro-climate allows the people in our village to grow lemons, peaches, figs and kiwi fruits in addition to the more traditional apricots, grapes apples and cherries, and even palm trees like the one in this photo are a very common sight throughout the region.
Luckily our houses are traditionally built in a way to keep out the heat even during the hottest months, so the few remaining permanent residents of the village (around 40 people most of whom are over the age of sixty), find soothing cool as soon as they enter the thick stone walls of their homes.
The village itself is built on a rock that is surrounded by dense chestnut forest on all sides that stretches on until the horizon, only interrupted every now and then by a village, a vineyard or a small stream in a valley with a few fields.
So it's hardly a surprise that this tiny tropical paradise is a place where a great variety of beautiful insects, snakes and colorful lizards (that most people probably wouldn't immediately associate with typical Swiss fauna either) feel very much at home, and I feel incredibly blessed that I need only step outside and enter my garden to capture it with my camera π.
In case people are interested I might upload a photo that shows a bit more of our village one day, but for now I'll continue to stick with my beloved "creepy crawlies" (as some of my friends here jokingly refer to them) and continue to concentrate on nature, wildlife and landscape photos. π
I hope you like the photo and wish you all a wonderful weekend! Many greetings from Switzerland, and as always: let me know what you think in the comments π π β€!
P.S. This is probably going to be my last upload in 2022, so HAPPY HOLIDAYS everyone!! ππππ!!
das heutige Thema in "Looking close... on Friday!"
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allen Besuchern und Freunden meines Fotostreams ein herzliches DankeschΓΆn fΓΌr eure Kommentare und Kritiken, Einladungen und Favoriten.
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A smile is the shortest distance between two people.
Happy looking close....on Friday!
Thank you for your views, faves and or comments, they are greatly appreciated !!!
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Hello my amazing Flickr friends !
Today is a blue day at Color my World Daily and the theme at Looking close on Friday is smiley. So letβs all smile while looking our smileys pictures ! In my case, I decided to go with a tiny but very joyful smiley (you have to be joyful if you are neon pink !). It is a very tiny smiley which I made myself with lots of concentrationβ¦ I hope you will like it.
Today I have another decluttering and laundry folding day. So wish me luck !! See you later my friends !!
Have a beautiful day ! Mucho, mucho amor for you all !!
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments / favs/ general support / happy thoughts!! Stay safe and well!!
"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love"
- Mother Teresa
I haven't posted this mom and cubs yet. She was down river aways from the camp. It was a relatively warm day and she and her cubs were just sitting, taking a time out, along the riverbank. She was panting from the heat, reminded me so much of my German shepherd, Otto.
For some reason, when I look at this photo, that song "Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay" came to my mind and now it won't go away, LOL
Koalas are found in the eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia. They have grey fur with a cream-coloured chest, and strong, clawed feet, perfect for living in the branches of trees! They donβt have much energy and, when not feasting on leaves, they spend their time dozing in the branches. Believe it or not, they can sleep for up to 18 hours a day!
With a smile to 2023.
Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized
I'd passed it on to him.
I thought about that smile,
then I realized its worth.
A single smile, just like mine
could travel round the earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin,
don't leave it undetected.
Let's start an epidemic quick,
and get the world infected!
Now thatβs the sort of infection we need as a pandemic!
I wish you all a joy-full 2023.
Thanks for taking time to comment, fave and look at my picture. It is much appreciated.
Heute scheint die Sonne.
Auswahlfoto:
FΓΌrβLooking closeβ¦on Friday!β am 29.04.2022.
Thema:βSMILEYβ π
Thanks for views,faves and comments:-))π
Was riding around in the burbs trying to find anything of interest. Up this street, down this one, or across that one. Came across this - thought it was kind cool. Shot in B&W π
So, once when I was walking, I was following the "foot" prints of a horse and I realised it was an upturned smiley face. I printed the picture of it and also a version with gaussian blur on it. These two bits of paper are held on a metal box by a magnetic smiley face clip.
I had been to the bank and stopped in at Hazeldale park and took a few pictures of the dogs I saw there... This fellow had already had his exercise and the lady was even going to get him out of the car for me but I told her, just let the window down a bit and that would be fine.. As usual I forgot to ask for a name but I though Smiley fit him perfectly... Happy Window Wednesday, Everybody!!!